"Moras, you did a good job. Although you have failed, it was because the power controlled by the fragments of consciousness was stronger. You have proved that you are the most capable child under my command."
After listening to Moraes' report and analyzing the dilemma she faced at the time, Zagara became even more satisfied with Moraes's excellent strategy.
With a fleet of 600,000 Swarm, which contained at least two million fragments of consciousness, it is hard to say that Zagara herself could have done better.
Time is too precious for Zagara now. She doesn't know how long she can hide the arrangements she left behind from Kundera...
With the arrival of Kundera's reinforcements on Kamite 5, the encirclement and annihilation plan failed. Zagara's fleet began to retreat, and Kundera did not pursue it.
In the past ten days, he has been fighting very hard, and he has been preparing a solo breakout plan. He is also glad that this ambush was not directed by Zagara himself, otherwise he would not have been able to hold out until the reinforcements arrived.
In ten days of fighting, two-thirds of the 1.5 million Swarm fleet led by Kundera himself were lost. Many of the remaining 500,000 Swarm fleet were also injured and needed time to recover.
This is all secondary. After the siege was cleared, there was no interference, and Kundera connected to his Swarm Network.
In Kundera's long-term combat experience, Zagara's ambush was not perfect. This was not her style of doing things. There must be corresponding back-ups.
Before the star map was unfolded in front of Kundera, he was mentally prepared. As long as the number of lost galaxies did not reach 8, the loss this time would be acceptable.
After seeing the star map clearly, doubts began to occupy Kundera's mind. The strategy was too strange. Even if it was just an accident that he was ambushed, Zagara did not make full use of this accident.
The attack from the side also came to an end. He only lost 4 star systems, only one of which was a key star system.
Is this a conspiracy? Continue to tempt yourself to attack, or is Zagara's entire battle situation unexpected, preventing her from taking advantage of the tactical advantage?
In order to obtain more information, Kundera contacted Zhang Han. Since it was connected to the grid, it was very convenient to contact him.
"What! You broke through Zagara's rear defense line?!" Kundera was very surprised. He really couldn't believe it. How could a fragment of Overmind's consciousness break through Zagara's carefully arranged defense line?
Even if there is a military advantage, but with less than 10 million years of combat experience, it is very rare to be able to fight against Zagara without too much disadvantage.
"Yes, not only a breakthrough, but a comprehensive breakthrough. Gurth's fleet has been completely annihilated. He can only rely on the tunnel network and fighting bugs on the planet to resist."
Zhang Han sent his own star map, battle results, and a large number of battle scenes. However, some modifications were made to conceal the Psionics force field. This is considered a trump card and cannot be exposed yet.
"Based on conservative estimates based on these battle reports, you have wiped out nearly three million Swarm fleets in total. Zagara's effective strength may not be much anymore. It seems that the defense line has been broken through." Kundera could also notice some modifications to the picture, but he didn't care about them.
Among these results, even if there is water injection and one million is eliminated, it still counts as the destruction of two million Zagara's fleet. Everything is explained clearly. Zagara's strength is indeed insufficient, so her counterattack is so weak.
Kundera also told Zhang Han about the situation on his side, and made his own inference. "Zagara gained a war advantage, but did not grasp it and expand the results. I think she mobilized the main force to return reinforcements."
"However, this does not rule out the possibility that she lured the enemy deeper. The reason why I suffered a loss is because I committed a taboo of wanting a quick victory and was caught in a loophole."
"So, we have to consider two aspects. First, my side will advance, but I will maintain a good front and try not to be ambushed again. And you, you have to pay more attention, the main force of Zagara may appear anywhere and launch a fatal blow to you."
Hearing Kundera's warning words, Zhang Han was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Kundera would care about the danger on his side. Zhang Han was well prepared for a war between the two sides, so he reserved the news and intelligence.
Zhang Han couldn't tell whether Kundera's character was disguised or if he really had no intentions. At this moment, Zhang Han still remembered his warning.
"Well, I will also pay attention to the speed of advancement here. If I encounter Zagara's main force, I will tell you immediately. If there is any situation on your side, please inform me in time. Just like last time, your main force was ambushed, and I only know about it now."
"Yes, I will. The demise of Zagara is right in front of you. There is no need to take risks, just make steady progress." Kundera gave another instruction.
The two communicated for a while, passed each other the star map and troop deployment, and then disconnected the communication.
Regarding Zagara's possible ambush, Zhang Han plans to follow Kundera's warning. Steady advancement is not wrong, just like the mechanization of Terran in StarCraft 2. It is indeed very cumbersome, but as long as the tank is set forward a little bit, it will be suffocating and heavy.
Kundera will naturally be more cautious. He has already suffered two losses from rash advances. There may be at most a few suspects on the front Zagara, but he will only launch a fierce attack after a thorough investigation.
For Zagara, these are the situations she hopes to see. If her fame could not temporarily deter Zhang Han and Kundera, her current situation would be even worse.
On the star map, she has less than 30 galaxies left. Although they are relatively well-developed galaxies, the production capacity of the Swarm fleet has still dropped to one hundred thousand per day.
Such production capacity simply cannot afford a decent large-scale battle.
Not to mention being flanked by two sides, just the pressure from one side can kill her with sheer numbers. Leaving is inevitable, it just depends on which direction she goes.
The fleet she can use cannot fight a decisive battle. There are only 3.5 million. The other fleets are placed in various key positions to confuse the enemy and delay time.
The best way to leave is the Stellaris Council fortress planet occupied by Stars. The hyperspace channel there is very wide, which is very suitable for the main fleet to maneuver.
However, that side has been occupied. If you want to pass, you must at least break through the enemy in front of you. Moraes said that on this line, the main force of the enemy is at least two million.
In addition, Gurt has not sent a message for a long time and must have been annihilated. The fragment of consciousness has liberated at least two million more Swarm fleets. These four million Swarm fleets cannot break through.
With that kind of strange Psionics force field, coupled with the Psionics increase of the worm, Zagara even if there are two million more Swarm fleets, they will not choose to break through head-on.